Two letters: Partial ALS, two pieces of a longer letter affixed together, signed “R. W. Emerson,” to Dr. A. M. Rossi, reading: “Perhaps you will bring the young Garibaldi with you to me—but I will try to send him my letter”; and an untranslated and unrelated ALS, in Italian, signed “G. Garibaldi,” dated August 8, 1865. In very good condition, with horizontal edge through middle of, and trimmed edges to, Emerson’s letter, and a central vertical fold, light foxing, and paper loss to top corners of Garibaldi’s letter.
Around the time of this correspondence, Emerson was taking great pride in the North’s victory in the Civil War and the end of slavery. In a commencement speech at Harvard University, Emerson pressed his belief that “the war gave back integrity to this erring and immoral nation.” He was similarly impressed with Garibaldi, who fought for the rights of his own people in the Italian revolution. The year after sending this letter, Garibaldi was pressed into armed service again during the Austro-Prussian War. An interesting pair of letters from two men willing to fight for what was right. RRAuction COA.
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